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Margaret Merry

Margaret Merry

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I am an artist and writer/illustrator of children's books living on an olive farm with my husband, dogs and cats in the mountains of Southern Spain. I love the mountain scenery, flora and fauna.
My web site has links to my blogs.

The Light of Reason (The Seekers Book 3)

The Light of Reason (The Seekers Book 3)

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<p><strong><em>“But what are we without dreams?”</em></strong></p><p>Orah and Nathaniel return home with miracles from across the sea, hoping to bring a better life for their people. Instead, they find the world they left in chaos.</p><p>A new grand vicar, known as the usurper, has taken over the keep and is using its knowledge to reinforce his hold on power.</p><p>Despite their good intentions, the seekers find themselves leading an army, and for the first time in a millennium, their world experiences the horror of war.</p><p>But the keepmasters’ science is no match for the dreamers, leaving Orah and Nathaniel their cruelest choice—face bloody defeat and the death of their enlightenment, or use the genius of the dreamers to tread the slippery slope back to the darkness.</p><h1><strong><em>THE LIGHT OF REASON</em> by David Litwack</strong></h1><p>Evolved Publishing presents the third book of &quot;The Seekers&quot; series, closing out the story started in the critically-acclaimed, multiple award-winning <em>The Children of Darkness</em>, and continued in the award-winning <em>The Stuff of Stars</em>. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><strong>Books by David Litwack:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>The Children of Darkness</em> (The Seekers - Book 1)</li><li><em>The Stuff of Stars</em> (The Seekers - Book 2)</li><li><em>The Light of Reason</em> (The Seekers - Book 3) [Coming November 28, 2016]</li><li><em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></li><li><em>Along the Watchtower</em></li></ul><h2><strong>More Great Sci-Fi from Evolved Publishing:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>Red Death</em> by Jeff Altabef</li><li><em>Shroud of Eden</em> by Marlin Desault</li><li><em>The Jakkattu Vector</em> by P.K. Tyler</li></ul>

Story Behind The Book

When Izzy, my 4 year old grandaughter, was staying with us on holiday we walked together to a small,disused quarry at the top of my land in the corner of which is an old,abandoned digger. Upon seeing it, Izzy commented &quot;Poor digger! It looks so lonely&quot;.

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<span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1608601447?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=reatokno-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1608601447" style="color:#600001;text-decoration:underline;">The Lonely Digger</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=reatokno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1608601447" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;" /> is a story of Lola, who was a digger in a quarry. She did her job well and faithfully but eventually, as the years went by, she got old. Eventually she was removed from the main work area and placed in an out-of-the-way spot on quarry land and was replaced by a new, shinier digger. Lola, alone and neglected, grew very lonely and felt very much alone. She was quite sad, enjoying the company of the occasional animal visitor. She longed to be useful again. She wanted to be remembered, loved and cared for. Eventually a young boy stumbled upon her and is perfectly delighted with the idea of playing with her and fixing her up again. His father agrees to get the supplies necessary to clean her up. In the end, she is not returned to quarry work but instead serves as a playground of sorts for the local village children.</span><div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;"></span></span><p style="margin-top:1.2em;margin-bottom:1.2em;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:small;">Neither of these storybooks are simple picture books. Each of the above stories are 68 pages long. Although there are pictures on each page, the large majority of the page is covered in writing. I would say that these books are best enjoyed by ages 6 to 12. (Amazon says 9 to 12 but I doubt you'd need to be THAT old.) Being that the stories are about construction trucks and animals, they are sure to capture the imagination of children quite easily. My son is interested in the pictures but at 2 1/2 he's not quite patient enough to sit through the whole story. I would give him another year or so and try again because they really are quite clever and charming. Also, Margaret Merry's illustrations are simply breathtaking. She is a true artist and I really love looking at her work. Again, take a look at her website to get a feel for what you can expect from these two storybooks.</p><p style="margin-top:1.2em;margin-bottom:1.2em;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:small;">These are wonderful stories that have a classic feel to them. I suspect you will enjoy them if you can get your hands on a copy! Read and enjoy!</p></div>